Ford's Escape compact moved from 17th to 14th in September as the Ford brand showed strength in both trucks and cars. Ford Wieck

Toyota's redesigned 2013 RAV4 moved up from 16th to 14th. Toyota

With gas prices fairly stable the Toyota Prius hybrid fell from 9th to 15th in the Top 20. Toyota

The Chevrolet Equinox fell from 12th in the Top 20 in August to 16th in September, Tom Drew, Chevrolet

Taking No. 17 is the Ford Explorer which jumped into the top 20 thanks to sales up just 1.5% -- when most of the industry was down for the month. Ford Wieck

At 18th is the Jeep Grand Cherokee, up from 19th last month. The Cherokee is refreshed for the 2014 model year. AJ Mueller, Chrysler

No. 19 was another newcomer which was out of the Top 20 in August -- the Chevrolet Malibu, which got quick refresh for the 2014 model year. GM

Starting our countown of the 20 top selling cars and trucks in September is the Hyundai Sonata. Despite a drop in sales it grabbed the 20th place after finishing out of the top 20 in August. A refreshed 2014 will be on sale this month. Hyundai